Legal

St. Augustine man sentenced to 20 years for attempting to provide material support to ISIS Romeo Xavier Langhorne admitted that he had 'probably at some point' pledged allegiance to ISIS, according to the DOJ.

(First Coast News) A St. Augustine man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Thursday, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for attempting to provide material support to ISIS. Romeo Xavier Langhorne, 32, of St. Augustine, pleaded guilty in the […]

Demonstrations

Pro-Palestinians, pro-Israelis clash on Canada Day at kosher stores The pro-Palestinian protestors had gone to the plaza to confront the former leader of the Canadian JDL.

(Jerusalem Post) Canadian supporters of Israel and the Palestinians clashed in the Thornhill suburb of Toronto on Friday in front of a shopping plaza with mainly kosher stores. According to Melissa Lantsman, a member of Parliament representing Thornhill, pro-Palestinian protesters had gathered […]

Government & Politics

Belgium paves way to send convicted terrorist to Iran There is growing international pressure not to back treaty that would allow Iranians convicted in Belgium to serve their sentences in Iran.

(Politico) Belgium’s parliament on Tuesday will debate whether to ratify a proposed treaty with Iran that could allow an Iranian convicted of terrorism in Belgium to be sent back to Tehran. Iran has loudly demanded that Belgium release Assadollah Assadi, an Iranian […]

Government & Politics

Former Guantanamo detainee explains why he’s suing Canada Mohamedou Ould Slahi is suing the Canadian government for $28m over its alleged role in wrongly sending him to Guantanamo Bay

(Middle East Eye) Mohamedou Ould Slahi hoped his release from Guantanamo in 2016 would mark a new stage in his life, one where he could finally live freely after decades of imprisonment and torture. But years later, without a passport and the ability to […]

Government & Politics

ISIS plotting to assassinate George W. Bush in Dallas Two confidential informants and surveillance of the alleged plotter’s WhatsApp account reveal plans to smuggle assassins into the U.S. to murder the former president, according to a search warrant application discovered by Forbes.

(Forbes) An Iraqi man in the U.S. accused of being linked to ISIS operatives was plotting to kill George W. Bush, going so far as to travel to Dallas in November to take video around the former president’s home and recruiting a […]

Government & Politics

Ex-Guantanamo detainee sues Canada over 14-year ordeal of detention and torture Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Mauritanian who lived briefly in Montreal, was haunted by a phone call asking for 'tea and sugar,' which interrogators claimed was code.

(Toronto Star) A former Guantanamo detainee, whose story of detention and torture was featured in a best-selling memoir and Hollywood film, is going to court to try to force the Canadian government to reveal its role in his ordeal. Mohamedou Ould Slahi, […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Americans on FBI watchlist face detention, extra screenings when flying The ACLU estimates 1.6 million people are currently on the federal watchlist.

(ABC) Already missing their flight to Canada, Zainab Merchant held her then-6-month-old baby inside a cold room in an airport in September of 2016 while she waited for her husband’s screening to be over after her family was detained for a random […]